The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded the Iowa Department of Natural Resources a $356,842 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The grant funds will support enhancing particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutant monitoring in and near communities with environmental justice concerns facing disproportionate pollution exposure and health risks associated with increased COVID-19 vulnerability. Specifically, the Iowa DNR will fully automate PM2.5 monitors, upgrade other monitors and equipment not meeting performance goals, and consider additional PM monitoring investments. The DNR will provide $88,199 to Polk County Public Works and $44,900 to Linn County Health Department to assist with equipment and software for the project. Expected outcomes include operating air quality instrumentation in accordance with EPA requirements to collect quality-assured ambient air data and help ensure more Americans live and work in areas meeting high air quality standards.
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